Matthew 11:20-30
In John 16:8-11, Jesus speaks of the work of the Holy Spirit, convicting
the world of sin, righteousness and judgment. Before there can be
conversion, there needs to be conviction of sin. None of us can come to
the Saviour of sinners without first seeing ourselves as sinners who
need the Saviour. God uses the warning of judgment to send us to the
Saviour - there 'will be...judgment', so make sure that you 'come' to
Christ for salvation (24,28; Luke 3:7-8; Hebrews 2:3; 3:7-15). Before
there can be growth in grace, there needs to be conversion. Before we
can live a righteous life, learning from Christ (29; 1 Peter 1:15-16),
we must come to Christ for rest, being declared righteous by Him (28;
Romans 4:5-8). In Christ, we have salvation, set free from judgment -
'no condemnation' - and set free for righteousness - 'living according
to the Spirit' (Romans 8:1).
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